Certificate IV in Community Services

You'll become confident working with diverse groups, while increasing your skills in providing innovative, person centred processes in individual supports.You'll also learn how to support people in a person centred, individualised approach and how to advocate for human rights.

This program will provide you with the knowledge and skills to prepare you for a variety of roles within the community services sector and equip you for further study.Areas of study include:

Alcohol and other drugs, mental health, case management and community development, people at risk of suicide, advocacy, legal and ethical practice.

The course content below provides all possible units related to the course. If the course has various streams, the units you are required to study will depend on your chosen stream.

FACILITATE THE INTERESTS AND RIGHTS OF CLIENTS CHCADV001

ASSESS CO-EXISTING NEEDS CHCCCS004

USE COMMUNICATION TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS CHCCOM002

WORK WITH DIVERSE PEOPLE CHCDIV001

WORK LEGALLY AND ETHICALLY CHCLEG001

DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN NETWORKS AND COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS CHCPRP001

MAINTAIN WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY HLTWHS003

PROVIDE ADVOCACY AND REPRESENTATION SERVICES CHCADV002

WORK IN AN ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUGS CONTEXT CHCAOD001

INCREASE THE SAFETY OF INDIVIDUALS AT RISK OF SUICIDE CHCCCS003

FACILITATE RESPONSIBLE BEHAVIOUR CHCCCS009

PROVIDE BRIEF INTERVENTIONS CHCCCS014

IMPLEMENT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES CHCCDE011

DEVELOP, FACILITATE AND REVIEW ALL ASPECTS OF CASE MANAGEMENT CHCCSM005

RECOGNISE AND RESPOND APPROPRIATELY TO DOMESTIC AND FAMILY VIOLENCE CHCDFV001

FACILITATE THE EMPOWERMENT OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY CHCDIS007

PROMOTE ABORIGINAL AND/OR TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER CULTURAL SAFETY CHCDIV002

SUPPORT GROUP ACTIVITIES CHCGRP001

WORK WITH PEOPLE WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES CHCMHS001

WORK EFFECTIVELY IN TRAUMA INFORMED CARE CHCMHS007

ASSESS AND PROMOTE SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL WELLBEING CHCMHS011

REFLECT ON AND IMPROVE OWN PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE CHCPRP003

WORK WITH PEOPLE EXPERIENCING OR AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS CHCSOH001

ENGAGE RESPECTFULLY WITH YOUNG PEOPLE CHCYTH001

PROVIDE FIRST AID HLTAID003

MANAGE PERSONAL STRESSORS IN THE WORK ENVIRONMENT HLTWHS006

Entry requirements (year 12)

Extra Requirements

A Working with Children Check is required to work in this industry. Each Welfare Agency will conduct their own 'Criminal history check' before employment may commence.